Theatre

Victory Lap

A nostalgia-fuelled, love-sick swim into the acute melancholia of being.

$29.00
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Adam Marks, an actor with short brown hair, a grey beanie and an earring, stares nostalgically into the camera, with the beachside hazy in the background.
a grainy photo of the ocean and the sky.

Image Credit: Nathan Iampolski

Adam Marks, an actor with short brown hair, a grey beanie and an earring, stares nostalgically into the camera, with the beachside hazy in the background.
a grainy photo of the ocean and the sky.

  • Written and Directed by: Mashaka Gunnulson

  • Starring: Adam Marks

  • Produced by: Alistair Ward

In delicate meditation on the passage of time, the frailty of life, and that which anchors each of us as we sail along the murky and tumultuous waters of experience.

Victory Lap invites you to sit by the ocean and listen to the waves; reflecting on the people you thought you’d become, those you have lost and those you have loved.

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Through an abstract approach to storytelling, follow Billy as they reflect on their disjointed life's journey. Navigating their twenties, experiencing and understanding grief in its various forms, and attempting to stay grounded and connected.

A semi-autobiographical one-person show, written and directed by Mashaka Gunnulson (they/them), Victory Lap explores themes of mental health, suicide, grief, and the growing pains of early adulthood.

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Sometimes you lose them.

Sometimes you lose them all at once.

Sometimes, from a great distance.

Sometimes you don’t even realise you’ve lost them until you turn around to look and all that is left is you.

Sometimes, try as you might to hold on, the rope snags and splits and goes limp in your hands, and you lose them anyway.

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This new work is developed on Bunurong and Wurundjeri country and presented by the award-winning creative team at Pansy Productions.

This project received Cash for Equity through the Fringe Fund, as part of the Ralph Mclean Microgrants program

About Pansy Productions

Pansy Productions is a Naarm-based production company bringing queer-led stories to the stage and screen with bold, original writing and diverse perspectives.

pansyprod.com

  • Duration: 50 minutes

  • Age suitability: M

  • Event warnings: Mild Coarse Language.

  • Content warnings: Self Harm Or Suicide, Death, Mental Health, Grief And Loss.

Please see Relaxed Guide Document for Mon 7 Oct session - HERE

  • Artemisia Gallery & Event Space
    248 High St, Windsor, Victoria, 3181

    Partial Wheelchair Access

    Artemisia Gallery & Event Space is partially wheelchair accessible. Our gallery has 1 small step at the entrance measuring 17 cm high and 82 cm wide. We also have another small step up leading into our courtyard area measuring 9cm high and 82cm wide. Unfortunately our bathroom does not meet accessibility standards for wheelchair users.

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  • Full: $29.00

  • Concession: $25.00

  • Group 6+: $23.00

  • Extra Applause: $34.50

  • Blak Tix: $10.00

Sessions: In Person Events

A single $5.50 transaction fee applies to your booking.

Date Time Venue

Thursday, 03 October 2024

7:15pm

Artemisia Gallery & Event Space

Almost Gone
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Friday, 04 October 2024

7:15pm

Artemisia Gallery & Event Space

Cancelled
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Saturday, 05 October 2024

7:15pm

Artemisia Gallery & Event Space

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Monday, 07 October 2024

7:15pm

Artemisia Gallery & Event Space

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Tuesday, 08 October 2024

7:15pm

Artemisia Gallery & Event Space

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